Cub Scouts (and more) can learn the tricks, stunts and sleight of hand for all situations.

You don’t need a white tiger, expensive props, or hours of preparation to do magic. With a little practice, some clever misdirection (which lays at the heart of all magic tricks), and showmanship, you can surprise family, friends, and coworkers using a few everyday items! If you’re looking to saw a beautiful women in half or make buildings disappear, we’re sorry, but this book isn’t you. But if you want to act out little miracles that you can perform on the spur of the moment with items that are usually within reach, then Magic For Dummies can show you how. Magic For Dummies features more than 90 easy-to-perform deceptions, illusions, and sleights of hand for any event or occasion. You’ll discover how to perform entertaining card tricks, coin tricks, disappearing acts, as well as the always-popular mind reading trick. You’ll even see how easy it is to make money disappear as well as melt a saltshaker! Chock-full of show-stopping tricks, Magic For Dummies will: Get you started with easy-to-learn magic tricks Let you turn a restaurant into a your stage with tricks that include utensils, mugs, and even food Show you how to use a deck of cards to perform endless magic tricks Make you the life of the party with tricks such as “Call This Number,” “The Strength Test,” and “The Phantom Photo” Get you out of tough situations by giving you ten things to say when things go wrong Filled with photos, patter, and presentation tips for every trick in the book, Magic For Dummies offers a great opportunity to become familiar with some of the coolest magic tricks ever performed. With the help of author David Pogue and the stunning tricks contributed by thirty-five of America’s top professional magicians, you’ll be leaving your friends, family, and coworkers spellbound at your mastery of the mystical arts.

Brian Hoffman, Scout leader and magician, provides an insider look at the ways of Cub Scouts. In "Everything Cub Scouts for the Magician," Brian gives a detailed explanation of the Cub Scout culture and offers the tools needed for fellow magicians to secure shows."Everything Cub Scouts for the Magician" shares:- Details about the Cub Scout world, including the language, attire, structure, and requirements.- Resources for finding local Cub Scout packs and roundtables.- Pointers to stand out and show your new understanding of Cub Scouts.- A sample pack budget and sample event agenda.- Numerous ideas for booking shows at the annual Blue and Gold banquets.- More than 10 specific Cub Scout themed magic routines, tricks and gags."Holy cow! The book is amazing. It teaches you everything you could imagine about the Scout organization and how to market to it. It's going to be a classic of magic."--Christopher Weed, magician and family entertainment entrepreneur"A must-have book if you want to perform for Cub Scouts! Brian knows what he is talking about. I promise on Scout's honor!"-- Ken Scott, award-winning comedy magician"Scouts can be a tough group to entertain. I implemented one simple technique from Brian's book and immediately had a better, well-behaved audience of Scouts. Everything Cub Scouts for Magicians is packed full of these pro tips that will help you book, write, and present the perfect show for this profitable and fun (once you know the secrets) market."-- Christopher Barnes a.k.a. Christopher T. Magician (performer and author)"If you currently perform, or want to perform for Cub Scouts, this book is required reading! It's a wealth of information that will give you the confidence to get the shows, knock them out of the park, and look professional doing it. What an amazing, important contribution to family magicians everywhere!"-- Chad Jacobs a.k.a. Chef Bananas

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Reveals the secrets behind fifty illusions and includes instructions, illustrations, and performance tips.

The Scout's Outdoor Cookbook emphasizes the best food preparation and techniques currently used in scouting. Thoroughly covered are recipes employing time-tested cooking methods using Dutch ovens, pots and pans, grills, and open fire. Many outstanding no-cook dishes are also provided. Enjoy over three hundred favorite recipes of leaders from the Boy Scouts of America and the Girl Scouts of the USA, such as: Flying Pigs in Sleeping Bags, Buckeye Biscuits and Gravy, Scoutcraft Meatloaf, Worm Burgers, Johnny Appleseed Pork Chops, Black Swamp Pasta, Oooey Gooey Extwa Toowy Bwownies, Black Bart’s Salmagundi, Chicken and Varmints, Teenage Sugar Addict Orange Rolls, Barracuda Stroganoff, Jeepers Creepers Dirt Parfait, the World’s Largest S’mores, and hundreds more! Sometimes wacky, always practical, this book will help the new camp cookie to develop a thorough foundation of basic skills, while providing the experienced chef with plenty of new recipes and techniques to add additional dimension and enjoyment to their outdoor cooking.

Discover how to use versatile paracord to create attractive and useful survival bracelets, lanyards, straps, wraps. keychains, and more. This book offers easy projects for making outdoor gear, plus practical advice on tools and materials. Perfect for the beginning paracordist, it takes you step by step through all the knots and wraps you need to know.